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Capital New Caledonia, in 36 editions.
The entry for New Caledonia published Capital in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 6 editions. Each is shown as published. Capital in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 6
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Capital” (1990 to 2025) and “National capital” (1997 to 1998).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 7 editions, 1990 to 1996.
Noumea
Noumea
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
Published as “National capital”
Noumea
Noumea
The same text in 7 editions, 1999 to 2005.
Noumea
Noumea
The same text in 3 editions, 2006 to 2008.
- name:
- Noumea
- geographic coordinates:
- 22 16 S, 166 27 E
- time difference:
- UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
name: Noumea
geographic coordinates: 22 16 S, 166 27 E
time difference: UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
- name:
- Noumea
- geographic coordinates:
- 22 16 S, 166 27 E
- time difference:
- UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
name:
Noumea
geographic coordinates:
22 16 S, 166 27 E
time difference:
UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
- name:
- Noumea
- geographic coordinates:
- 22 16 S, 166 27 E
- time difference:
- UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
name:
geographic coordinates:
time difference:
The same text in 3 editions, 2017 to 2019.
- name:
- Noumea
- geographic coordinates:
- 22 16 S, 166 27 E
- time difference:
- UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
name: Noumea
geographic coordinates: 22 16 S, 166 27 E
time difference: UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC DC, during Standard Time)
The same text in 5 editions, 2020 to 2024.
- name:
- Noumea
- geographic coordinates:
- 22 16 S, 166 27 E
- time difference:
- UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- etymology:
- established in 1854 as Port-de-France, the settlement was renamed Noumea in 1866, in order to avoid any confusion with Fort-de-France in Martinique;
- the New Caledonian language of Ndrumbea (also spelled Ndumbea, Dubea, and Drubea) spoken in the area gave its name to the capital city, Noumea, as well as to the neighboring town (suburb) of Dumbea
Rewritten: too little of the 2019 text remains to mark the changes.
name: Noumea
geographic coordinates: 22 16 S, 166 27 E
time difference: UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: established in 1854 as Port-de-France, the settlement was renamed Noumea in 1866, in order to avoid any confusion with Fort-de-France in Martinique; the New Caledonian language of Ndrumbea (also spelled Ndumbea, Dubea, and Drubea) spoken in the area gave its name to the capital city, Noumea, as well as to the neighboring town (suburb) of Dumbea
- name:
- Noumea
- geographic coordinates:
- 22 16 S, 166 27 E
- time difference:
- UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- etymology:
- established in 1854 as Port-de-France, the settlement was renamed Noumea in 1866 to avoid confusion with Fort-de-France in Martinique;
- the name Noumea may come from the local name of the peninsula the city was founded on
name: Noumea
geographic coordinates: 22 16 S, 166 27 E
time difference: UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: established in 1854 as Port-de-France, the settlement was renamed Noumea in 1866, in order 1866 to avoid any confusion with Fort-de-France in Martinique; the New Caledonian language of Ndrumbea (also spelled Ndumbea, Dubea, and Drubea) spoken in name Noumea may come from the area gave its local name to of the capital city, Noumea, as well as to peninsula the neighboring town (suburb) of Dumbea city was founded on
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Central Intelligence Agency. “New Caledonia: Capital.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/new-caledonia/capital.